Because you like Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz
Hoban Washburne shows you can be a hotshot space pilot *and* play with dinosaurs. See them in Firefly.
Jo Wilson is an accomplished doctor who's getting over her past. See them in Grey's Anatomy.
Give in to the dark side with vampire Lestat; it's more fun. See them in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.
People make more sense to the hyper-logical Temperance Brennan after they're dead. See them in Bones.
Santana Lopez is a cutthroat cheerleader who's not afraid to speak, or sing, her mind. See them in Glee.
Growing up is hard for Carl Grimes. Growing up in a zombie apocalypse is even harder. See them in The Walking Dead.
Resourceful and courageous, Chun-Li is dedicated to using her considerable strengths against evil. See them in Street Fighter.
A confident celebrity, Allison Hargreeves wasn't quite careful enough about what she wished for. See them in The Umbrella Academy.
Michael Scofield is no criminal, and he didn't get jailed by accident. See them in Prison Break.
King Schultz is about as color-blind as a man of his era can be. See them in Django Unchained.
Dean Forester is just your friendly, neighborhood grocery bag boy. See them in Gilmore Girls.